CVE-2016-3353 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 mishandles .url files from the Internet zone, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted file, aka "Internet Explorer Security Feature Bypass."

Published: 2016-09-14

Score: 8.3 High

EPSS: 15.2% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:-::::::

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Remediation

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.15207.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92827
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036788
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-506/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-104

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2016-09-14T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:56:13.297Z

Reserved: 2016-03-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-3353

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-09-14T10:59:26.467

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-3353

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-254

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